Kenya Rugby Football Union

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Kenya Rugby Union
Association crest
Sport Rugby union
Founded 1970
Rugby Afrique affiliation 1986 (founder member)
Men's coach South Africa Jerome Paarwater
Women's coach Kenya Kevin Wambua/Mike Shamiah
Sevens coach Kenya Benjamin Ayimba
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Kenya Rugby Union (KRU) is the governing body of Rugby Union in Kenya. It organizes Kenyan rugby union national teams and competitions. It is a member of World Rugby.

Rugby has a long history in Kenya. Rugby Football Union of Kenya (RFU-K) was formed in 1923. The RFU-K was dissolved and the district unions incorporated into the Rugby Football Union of East Africa (RFUEA) upon its formation in 1956.

After the formation of national unions in Uganda and Tanzania it was decided to form the Kenya Rugby Union in 1970 to combine the provincial unions within the country under a national union but still underneath the umbrella of the RFUEA.

The KRU organizes the Kenya national rugby union team and participates in Rugby Afrique tournaments, but has never qualified for the Rugby World Cup. The Kenyan national sevens team is a regular participant in the IRB Sevens World Series, as well the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens.

The KRU also oversees Kenyan schools rugby competitions; including the Prescott Cup (the primary tier), and the Damu Pevu Shield (the secondary tier).

The home ground of Kenya Rugby Union is the RFUEA Ground in Nairobi

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